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Winter Rains = Mushroom Season
As the rainy season and has started and the Fungus Fair is coming, I thought I would do a posting on Mushrooms and Fungi. Included are websites for both photos and information on mushrooms and fungi as well as links to professional and amateur organizations.
A great website to check out is MykoWeb It has descriptions and photos of 590 mushrooms and other fungi of California. There are over 4300 total photographs of the mushrooms. Included are links to other online descriptions and photos of the species treated plus references to common field guides. Also included is a Glossary of mycological terms and a Bibliography of useful mycological references. The Fungi of California is a joint project of Michael Wood and Fred Stevens.
Mushroom Hobby photos and articles on mushroom in California and beyond
John Wall’s Mt. Tam Mushroom Project A new site that has 110 photos of fungi and slime molds on Mt. Tamalpais.
Mycological Society of Americascientific society dedicated to advancing the science of mycology – the study of fungi of all kinds including mushrooms, molds, truffles, yeasts, lichens, plant pathogens, and medically important fungi
The North American Mycological Association (NAMA) is an organization of amateur mycologists. Its programs include taxonomy, mycophagy, photography, mushroom cultivation, toxicology, nature study, education, publication, cooking, mushroom crafts, and travel.
California affiliated clubs affiliated with NAMA
- Bay Area Mycological Society
- Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz
- Humboldt Bay Mycological Society
- Los Angeles Mycological Society
- Mycological Society of San Francisco
- Sacramento Area Mushroomers
- San Diego Mycological Society
- Sonoma County Mycological Association
Mushroom Talk a yahoo discussion group on Mushroooms
Fungus Fair Saturday–Sunday December 4–5, 2010 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Lawrence Hall of Science http://www.mssf.org/fungus-fairs/index.html
The Fungus Fair is sponsored by the Mycological Society of San Francisco and Lawrence Hall of Science. It includes talks, exhibits and culinary demonstrations.
Natural History Wanderings 
I was out for a walk in the city yesterday and found this weird, red, blue-staining bolete growing under oak and wondered what it was. I believe it was Boletus amygdalinus, the very critter on your post. There’s a report on Mykoweb that it sent a couple of people who ate the species to the hospital. Frankly it looked too weird to eat. Also, it was already fairly maggot-riddled.
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By: John Wall on November 29, 2010
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